Traffic in Britain has increased by 84 per cent over the past 30 years

Traffic in Britain has increased by 84 per cent over the past 30 years

 

Traffic in Britain increases by 84 per cent

By Liam Marsden -

General news

 27 December 2007 07:30

Traffic on Britain’s roads has almost double in three decades, government figures reveal.

Despite a slight dip in traffic between 2004 and 2005, the figures are on the rise again.

It is also bad news for the environment as a 52 per cent increase in carbon emissions was also recorded.